CVE-2018-20888
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of...
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of incorrect HTTP authentication (SEC-424).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of incorrect HTTP authentication (SEC-424).
- Record
CVE-2018-20888- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of incorrect HTTP authentication (SEC-424).
- Record
CVE-2018-20888- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13426 No score
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of incorrect HTTP authentication (SEC-424).
- Record
EUVD-2018-13426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpmx-q5w5-cj4c
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of...
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of incorrect HTTP authentication (SEC-424).
- Record
GHSA-hpmx-q5w5-cj4c- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20888 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Cpanel, published August 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.